Charles XIV
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noun
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When Napoleon's Marshal Jean Bernadotte became Charles XIV of Sweden in 1818, he was afraid that revolutionaries might endanger his throne.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bernadotte became King of Sweden and Norway under the title of Charles XIV.,
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
RULERS—The same as in the previous year, except that Oscar I became King of Sweden and Norway, at the death of Charles XIV.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
He obtained a great influence over King Charles XIV.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
In 1818 the weak Charles XIII. died and the strong Bernadotte, or Charles John, ascended the throne as Charles XIV.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Morris, Charles
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